Tex. Ins. Code § 1151.152 · Subchapter D. RIGHTS OF INSURED UNDER CERTAIN OLDER POLICIES
PROVISIONS CONCERNING STIPULATED FORM OF INSURANCE OR SPECIFIED CASH SURRENDER VALUE IN CERTAIN POLICIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An industrial life insurance policy issued before the date described by Section 1151.058(2) must contain a provision substantially as follows:
(1) in case of default in payment of premiums:
(A) after premiums have been paid for three years, a stipulated form of insurance is available, effective from the due date of the defaulted premium; and
(B) after premiums have been paid for five years, the stipulated form of insurance described by Paragraph (A) or a specified cash surrender value is available, at the election of the insured; and
(2) the stipulated form of insurance takes effect unless the insured applies in writing for the specified cash surrender value within the grace period following the due date of the defaulted premium.
(b) The policy must:
(1) state the amount and term of the stipulated form of insurance, computed assuming that there is no debt owed on or dividend additions to the policy;
(2) specify the mortality table, the rate of interest, and the method of valuation, if a method of valuation other than net level premium is used, adopted for computing the reserve on the policy; and
(3) provide a table showing in numbers the nonforfeiture options available under the policy at the end of each year in case of default in payment of premiums.
(c) Subsections (a), (b)(1), and (b)(3) do not apply to a term insurance policy with a term of 20 years or less.
(d) The table described by Subsection (b)(3) must begin with the year in which the numbers on the nonforfeiture options become available and must cover not more than the first 20 years of the policy. On the expiration of the period for which the numbers are shown by the policy, the insurer shall provide an extension of the table on request.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1151.htm
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Insurance Code
- Tex. Ins. Code § 1151.058NONFORFEITURE BENEFITS AND CASH SURRENDER VALUES IN GENERAL.Printed as Sections 1151.152-1151.154
- Tex. Ins. Code § 1151.101AUTHORIZED PROVISIONS.Printed as Section 1151.152
- Tex. Ins. Code § 1151.102PROHIBITED PROVISIONS.Printed as Section 1151.152
- Tex. Ins. Code § 1151.153COMPUTATION OF NET VALUE OF STIPULATED FORM OF INSURANCE OR SPECIFIED CASH SURRENDER VALUE.Printed as Section 1151.152
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